Are you a NeoCon?
Answer 10 questions and see if you’re an Isolationist, Liberal, Realist, or Neoconservative. (via Metafilter)
According to my responses, it thinks I’m a Realist:
Realists…
- Are guided more by practical considerations than ideological vision
- Believe US power is crucial to successful diplomacy - and vice versa
- Don’t want US policy options unduly limited by world opinion or ethical considerations
- Believe strong alliances are important to US interests
- Weigh the political costs of foreign action
- Believe foreign intervention must be dictated by compelling national interest
Historical realist: President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Modern realist: Secretary of State Colin Powell
Not a perfect fit, but closer than the other categories. “Isolationist” seems to be the opposite of the work I’ve been doing for a while. I sometimes get labelled “Conservative” or “Liberal” depending on if I’m here in the Bay Area or visiting old friends back in Maine. There isn’t a category for “Idealistic Pragmatist”, so I guess that leaves me as a “Realist.”
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